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Vacation Fun from Loose Threads

We've been on vacation down in the Smoky Mountains. We really love that area of the country. We rent a cabin and relax and take some side trips into neighboring towns. If you look closely, you can see the rainbow we saw from our cabin after a rain.

I managed to do a little stash enhancement. I don't usually see many small floral fabrics, so I bought these. I think the print in these is small enough to use in hexagons. As I pulled the bolts off the shelf and put them on the cutting counter, I had ...

added by LuAnn 2 weeks ago. under 1" bright hexagons , black and white fabric , crochet , ergonomic crochet hook , floral fabric , gatlinburg , glades soda fountain , morning mist cafe , tennessee , yarn

Vacation Fun from Luann's Loose Threads

We've been on vacation down in the Smoky Mountains. We really love that area of the country. We rent a cabin and relax and take some side trips into neighboring towns. If you look closely, you can see the rainbow we saw from our cabin after a rain.

I managed to do a little stash enhancement. I don't usually see many small floral fabrics, so I bought these. I think the print in these is small enough to use in hexagons. As I pulled the bolts off the shelf and put them on the cutting counter, I had ...

added by LuAnn 2 weeks ago. under 1" bright hexagons , black and white fabric , crochet , ergonomic crochet hook , floral fabric , gatlinburg , glades soda fountain , morning mist cafe , tennessee , yarn

NEW LOCAL YARN SHOP FELT SO BLUE! from Kwilty Pleasures

Alpine BLUE stitches was amazing!

The owner Robert was so darn cute!

Don't ya love his blue hair!

Located in Grove City, OH

it's a short drive around the Outer belt

for me to get there! About 20 minutes or so!

The house is just darling!

So let's go in!

This yarn is from a local indie dyer!

Dye Mad Yarns

Knitting Nook

Look at this FIREPLACE mural

FIBERLICIOUS!

A quick stop to look back and

one thing is for sure...

I will be back!

And oh yeah, I didn't leave empty handed!

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under yarn , yarn shops

Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I decided to try doing stranded work on the LK150. I had somewhat mixed results. The first swatch showed me I'm still learning the technique. The tricky bit of trial and error is the keeping the trial going with all of the errors.

I was pretty sure the tension was too tight so I changed that to prevent the dropped stitches. It got better but it still dropped some stitches. This try was much better. I'll have to keep working at it but I think this might not be the best yarn for this project. It is still ...

added by Becca 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under 2026 , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , yarn

Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I picked up some of this cute yarn at the local big box store to knit a few hats. First, I knit a swatch at what I figured were the right settings on the LK150. I like the resulting fabric so I did some stich counting, measurements, math, and cast on.

I used instructions I'd seen on the Machine Knitting Beginners and Returners Circle to make the crown of the hat in four sections.. I only dropped a single section when working. I had failed to load the yarn in the carriage.

I sewed it up and it came ...

added by Becca 2 months, 1 week ago. under 2026 , caron , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , yarn

Despite the negatives, there are positives! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

What's the opposite of batting 1000? Lots of things happened yesterday - things that were related to my update list from yesterday, but NO progress was made on anything!!!

I had my call from Microsoft, and I think I mentioned that my Classic version of Outlook had frozen. Nope—it hadn't frozen. It's in the process of syncing all the folders, but it's taking a long time. Why? I suspect because the computer goes to sleep 5 minutes after I leave. So now I have set that to never, and hopefully, it will sync a bit faster ...

added by Elaine 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under jigsaw puzzle , mug rugs , reading , roll up the rim , technology , yarn

Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finally finished my scrappy star blanket!

It's the perfect size to throw on the couch for when you're a little chilled. It is just fabulous.

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018.

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers)RuMe Bags Baggie All (Aspen) (to hold my hand-finishing supplies: yarn needle, needle threader, scissors, Kitchener directions, stitch markers, etc)

Clover ...

added by Becca 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under 2026 , blanket , crochet , granny , tool , tool tip , yarn

Learning a second language can save your life! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

It was a wonderful day - AGAIN! I took tons of pictures, but not much to share with you. It was all for the two classes and the UFO club this weekend. The two presentations are totally prepped. I give the groups until 6 AM the day of the class to submit their pictures. I had an issue getting back to sleep at one point, so I was up in the middle of the night. Everything is DONE for today. Nothing new came in, so nothing new to add this morning!

I will have to share the homework for Colour My ...

added by Elaine 5 months, 1 week ago. under backyard , colour my world , learning , lexi , murphy , sewing machine presser feet , weather , yarn

Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

It has been about a month since my last post about my scrappy 6-Day Crochet Star blanket.

It has reached a pretty respectable size that might be a good throw blanket for the couch. I don't think I'm quite done, yet. I keep thinking the scrappy version would make a wonderful poncho.

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018.

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle ...

added by Becca 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2026 , blanket , crochet , granny , tool , tool tip , yarn

Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I picked up some of these Red Heart yarns at a discount store.

I grabbed this bright yellow to make up a hat on the LK150.

While this yarn is a worsted, the content makes it a really stiff yarn. I think I knitted it at too small a gauge.

I mean, it looks fin here, but this is definitely sized for a baby. I'll give it another go with some adjusted settings. I want it to work. And if it doesn't work? Well, I can always crochet a hat.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Fiskars 7 ...

added by Becca 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2026 , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , red heart , yarn

Down to the wire from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

As usual, I'm down to the wire, but I made it!!

Last year, I spotted an adorable project that I could make, so I started it. After a few sections were complete, the project was abandoned, like so many others. Recently, I decided to resurrect that project, and since I was making one, why not make two? OK - to be honest, I have one part of four done on one for myself!

Then the goal was - let's get these things done in time for Christmas. But I struggled with travel and just time in general. With my SIL ...

added by Elaine 6 months, 1 week ago. under half square triangles , kam snaps , machine embroidery , murphy , yarn

Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is a slow project. Not that it is difficult, or anything. Only that I don't work on it very often.

I may only add a row or two in a week. I love how the changing color each row makes for a fun change each row and the overall effect is fun.

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018.

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle ...

added by Becca 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2025 , blanket , crochet , granny , tool , tool tip , yarn

Read the instructions from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I was excited to get up and continue knitting my cowl. However, as I was knitting, it just seemed wrong. I know that I hadn't planned to make it and was just using up some knitting worsted that my aunt had hanging around, and when I started, it seemed like such a good idea. But that niggling feeling wouldn't go away. And my aunt kept saying she thought the needles were the wrong size.

So I went back to read the instructions only because we were going to the NEW yarn shop on Salt Spring Island, and I ...

added by Elaine 7 months ago. under antique quilts , dog quilts , jim erickson , salt spring island , shopping , yarn

Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is one of the best choose-your-own-adventure projects I've done. Just three more rounds but I don't work on it very often. I wonder if I could make a sweater like this...

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018.

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers)RuMe Bags Baggie All (Aspen) (to hold my hand-finishing supplies: yarn needle, needle threader, scissors ...

added by Becca 7 months, 1 week ago. under 2025 , blanket , crochet , granny , tool , tool tip , yarn

Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've decided to not just go scrappy with my next 6-Day Crochet Star blanket.

I've sorted my colors into 20 colors and when it is time to start a new row I grab my hand 20-sided die and roll for the next color. I selected the first couple (the yellow and grays) colors but I'm all about the random colors now.

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018.

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping ...

added by Becca 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2025 , blanket , crochet , granny , tool , tool tip , yarn

Strange sleeping arrangments from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OH MY GOSH --- I feel like I'm sleeping in my nephew's basement. WAIT --- I am sleeping in a basement -it's not my nephew's. My host is a single, youngish man (used to be a bank manager, now drives a school bus, from India), and well, it's rather a very bizarre situation, but I feel perfectly safe, and you just learn to roll with the punches.

It's all a good lesson to book a hotel in advance, because you never know when a rodeo is coming to town!

And the house is in a decent ...

added by Elaine 8 months, 1 week ago. under baseball , hotels , jigsaw puzzles , north battleford , parents , saskatchewan , travel , yarn

AI Failure from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK -- I'm up for trying new things. And there was something that I have wanted to do for a long time, and last night, I decided it was a perfect job for AI. However, I'm sad to report that the job it did was dismal. A total failure, and it was an easy job.

What's the job? I have written MANY posts for QUILTsocial.com over the last 11 years. By my count, there are close to 400 posts. Yep -- that's a lot of posts. I use many of them in my teachings, and I sometimes ...

added by Elaine 8 months, 4 weeks ago. under ai technology , lexi , machine embroidery , murphy , protein bars , studio b , tidying up , yarn

Knitting: Dotted Rays from Becca's Crazy Projects

I think I made it to the final wedge. I know it doesn't look like much all scrunched up like this but I'm not changing my needle.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)

Stanwood Needlecraft Large Yarn Ball Winder

added by Becca 1 year ago. under 2025 , knit , knit picks , knitting , shawl , yarn

Knitting: Dotted Rays from Becca's Crazy Projects

Progress is slower. Still fun.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)

Stanwood Needlecraft Large Yarn Ball Winder

added by Becca 1 year ago. under 2025 , knit , knit picks , knitting , shawl , yarn

Making a Scrappy Fabric Patch DIY from Brown Bird Designs Quilts

I am totally obsessed with sardines!! They are trending big time. I have a fish keychain from Ruby Star Society, the best goofy doormat featuring a full tin of them (which my husband loves), and my favorite t-shirt is from H&M. I even found a candle at Anthropologie… and I want so much more. That obsession led me to start making some fish templates for us! I’ve already made some fish-themed charity quilt blocks and have big plans for more projects—so stay tuned. To officially kick off my sardine obsession here on the blog, I wanted to ...

added by Elisabeth DeMoo 1 year ago. under apparel sewing , applique , blog , craft tutorial , handmade , printable download , sewing tutorial , stash buster , tutorial , yarn (Comments)

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